2022 Pakistan Junior League
The 2022 Pakistan Junior League (also known as PJL1) was the only season of the Pakistan Junior League,[1] an under-19 Twenty20 cricket league which is established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[2] The tournament took place from 6 to 21 October 2022 and featured six teams playing 19 games in a round robin league format, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.[3] Bahawalpur Royals beat Gwadar Sharks in the final on 21st October and became the inaugural champions of the PJL 2022.
| Dates | 6 October – 21 October 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Pakistan |
| Champions | Bahawalpur Royals (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Gwadar Sharks |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 19 |
| Official website | www |
Draft for the league was held on 8 Sep 2022, 24 foreign players from nine different countries were selected by teams along with 66 local players.[4] The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament was held at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 6 October 2022.[5] The 2022 PJL cost Rs. 997 million and incurred losses of US$4 million which caused the PJL to be dissolved by the newly appointed PCB management committee.[6][7][8]
Venues
All the matches of the inaugural season of PJL took place at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan.
| Lahore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddafi Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 27,000 | |||
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| Matches: 19 | |||
Marketing
The season's logo variant was unveiled with the hashtag #Next11 and #PJL also being used on social media.
The tournament was broadcast live on PTV Sports and live streamed on Geo Super’s App and Geo Super’s YouTube and Facebook pages in Pakistan. Live streaming was made available on the PCB YouTube/Facebook and PJL YouTube/Facebook channels for the rest of the world.
The tournament broadcast was done through a 22 camera full HD production including enhancements such as Buggy cam and drone camera.
The commentary panel for the inaugural edition included prominent commentators Daren Ganga, Dominic Cork and Mike Haysman. Former Pakistan captain Sana Mir, former Zimbabwe player Tino Mawoyo and seasoned broadcaster Sikander Bakht was also a part of the panel. Roha Nadeem was the presenter.
League stage
Format
The six teams played 5 matches each and got 2 points for every win, none for a loss and 1 point for a no result. The top four teams in the group stage qualified for the play-offs.
Points table
| Team[9] | Pld | W | L | D | T | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwadar Sharks (R) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.231 |
| Bahawalpur Royals (C) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.821 |
| Rawalpindi Raiders (4th) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.067 |
| Mardan Warriors (3rd) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.429 |
| Gujranwala Giants | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.280 |
| Hyderabad Hunters | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.550 |
- The top 4 teams qualified for the Playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier 1
- Advanced to Eliminator
League progression
| Round-robin stage | Knockout | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Bahawalpur Royals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | L | W | W | |
| Gujranwala Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Gwadar Sharks | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | W | L | ||
| Hyderabad Hunters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mardan Warriors | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | W | L | ||
| Rawalpindi Raiders | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | L | |||
| Won | Lost | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the match summary.
Fixtures
The PCB confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[10]
Gujranwala Giants 131/7 (20 over) |
v |
Mardan Warriors 132/2 (16.5 overs) |
Uzair Mumtaz 54 (47) Aimal Khan 3/15 (4 overs) |
George Thomas 50 (32) Mohammad Ibtisam 1/22 (3.5) |
- Mardan Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Hyderabad Hunters 113/10 (18.3 over) |
v |
Bahawalpur Royals 117/2 (12.4 over) |
Saad Baig 34 (24) Arham Nawab 3/15 (4 overs) |
Basit Ali 54 (30) Haseeb-ur-Rehman 1/9 (2 Overs) |
- Bahawalpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Rawalpindi Raiders 116/10 (19 overs) |
v |
Gwadar Sharks 150/5 (20 overs) |
Aseer Mughal 26 (23) M. Shoaib 3/12 (4 overs) |
Arafat Minhas 40(24) Afnan Khan 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Raiders won the toss and elected to field.
Gujranwala Giants 179/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Bahawalpur Royals 180/5 (19.4 overs) |
Shevon Daniel 81(51) Muhammad Zeeshan 2/25 (3 overs) |
Basit Ali 102(58) Muhammad Shan 3/44 (4 overs) |
- Bahawalpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Hyderabad Hunters 182/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Gwadar Sharks 186/5 (19.5 overs) |
Saad Baig 64(45) Saad Masood 3/26 (3 overs) |
Shamyl Hussain 87(57) Muhammad Zubair Jr. 2/20 (2.5 overs) |
- Gwadar Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Rawalpindi Raiders 134/5 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Mardan Warriors 131/8 (20 overs) |
Charlie Tear 34(27) Mohammad Nabeel 2/23 (4 overs) |
Archie Lenham 31(37) Ziaullah 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Raiders won the toss and elected to field.
Bahawalpur Royals 145/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Mardan Warriors 147/5 (19.1 overs) |
Ali Razzaq 44 (43) Abbas Ali 1/14 (1 over) |
George Thomas 58 (39) Muhammad Zeeshan 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Mardan Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Hyderabad Hunters 40/8 (5 overs) |
v |
Rawalpindi Raiders 125/4 (16 overs) |
Ali Naseer 12 (5) Afnan Khan 3/7 (2 overs) |
Hassan Eisakheil 52 (36) James Wood 1/9 (2 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Raiders won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rawalpindi Raiders innings was shortened due to a thunderstorm at the end of 16th over with the total 125/4 and Hyderabad Hunters given a target of 55 in 5 overs.
Gujranwala Giants 87 (15.4 overs) |
v |
Gwadar Sharks 131/10 (20 overs) |
Arafat Minhas 37 (30) Mohammad Ibtisam 2/21 (4 overs) |
Shavon Daniel 28 (26) Arafat Minhas 4/13 (2 overs) |
- Gujranwala Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Mardan Warriors 133/6 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Hyderabad Hunters 128/6 (20 overs) |
Haseebullah Khan 49* (39) Ali Naseer 3/41 (5 overs) |
Ali Naseer 54* (37) Mohammad Irfan jr. 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hunters won the toss and elected to bat
Match 11 14 October 2022 13:30 [ Scorecard] |
Rawalpindi Raiders 128 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Gujranwala Giants 129/6 (18.1 overs) |
Habibullah 55 (53) Matthew Tromp 3/19 (4 overs) |
Uzair Mumtaz 56* (43) Ali Raza 2/25 (2 overs) |
- Gujranwala Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Bahawalpur Royals 122/2 (14.4 overs) |
v |
Gwadar Sharks 119/8 (20 overs) |
Shawaiz Irfan 51* (30) Arafat Minhas 1/15 (3 overs) |
Haseeb Nazim 26 (23) Nangeyalia kharote 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Bahawalpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Hyderabad Hunters 129/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujranwala Giants 133/4 (16.2 overs) |
Saad Baig 43 (44) Uzair Mumtaz 3/13 (3 overs) |
Azan Awais 61 (43) Mohammad Zubair 2/26 (3 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hunters won the toss and elected to bat.
Bahawalpur Royals 140/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Rawalpindi Raiders 163/7 (20 overs) |
Basit Ali Jnr. 44 (32) Aseer Mughal 3/19 (4 overs) |
Habibullah 36 (23) Arham Nawab 2/24 (4 overs) Nathan Edwards 2/24 (4 overs) |
- Bahawalpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 18 October — Lahore | 21 October — Lahore | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gwadar Sharks | 141/2 (18.2 overs) | 1 | Gwadar Sharks | 139 (15.1 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Bahawalpur Royals | 139/7 (20 overs) | 2 | Bahawalpur Royals | 225/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Bahawalpur Royals | 133/1 (14.5 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mardan Warriors | 132/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | |||||||||||||
| 19 October — Lahore | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Rawalpindi Raiders | 121 (19.3 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mardan Warriors | 122/4 (18.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Eliminator
Final
Gwadar Sharks 139 (15.1 overs) |
v |
Bahawalpur Royals 225/3 (20 overs) |
Shamyl Hussain 67 (34) Mohammad Zeeshan 3/27 (3.1 overs) |
Shawaiz Irfan 79 (32) Momin Qamar 2/34 (4 overs) |
- Gwadar Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Bahawalpur Royals won the 2022-23 Pakistan Junior League
Team of the tournament
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